Metrics of rehabilitation research capacity.

abstract：:In this study, we sought to assess the cardiopulmonary functions in three pediatric heart transplant recipients, two of whom are with dilated cardiomyopathy, whereas one is with cyanotic heart disease, in early postoperative period. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing was performed using an incremental cycling at 1 mo af...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Chiu HH,Wu MH,Wang SS,Lan C,Chou NK,Chen SY,Lai JS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate whether the knee concentric and eccentric muscle strengths can be improved in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis after intraarticular hyaluronan injections. DESIGN:A total of 25 patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis and with a radiographic Ahlbäck...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Tang SF,Chen CP,Chen MJ,Hong WH,Yu TY,Tsai WC

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence-based medicine is regarded by many as the new paradigm in medical practice. Sixty-seven medical school faculty and trainees in a physical medicine and rehabilitation department were surveyed with regard to training and competence in the use of evidence-based medicine techniques. The majority of subjects in th...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： DeLisa JA,Jain SS,Kirshblum S,Christodoulou C

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the current status of exercise training and contraction-induced muscle-injury investigations in animal models of muscular dystrophy. Most exercise-training studies have compared the adaptations of normal and dystrophic muscles with exercise. Adaptation of diseased muscle to exercise occurs at many...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Carter GT,Abresch RT,Fowler WM Jr

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study secondary osteoporosis postmenopause in women with hemiplegia and to show the therapeutic effects of etidronate and how osteoporotic conditions relate to the activities of daily living (ADL). DESIGN:Eighty-one postmenopausal women with hemiplegia were admitted within 6 mo of their first cerebrovasc...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ikai T,Uematsu M,Eun SS,Kimura C,Hasegawa C,Miyano S

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-yr-old man sustained an anoxic brain injury resulting from cardiac arrest, with subsequent extreme lethargy and lack of response to stimuli. The patient's lethargy was unresponsive to trials of several medications in attempts to increase arousal. Administration of twice-daily zolpidem 8 mos after injury resulted ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Cohen SI,Duong TT

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-level mobility is important for participation in many pre-accident activities after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This review examined which measures are used to quantify physical status and mobility after TBI to determine their appropriateness for measuring high-level mobility. Electronic databases, hand searchi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Williams G,Robertson V,Greenwood K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess physiatrists' knowledge of the cost of medications commonly prescribed at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation units across the spectrum of practice experience from residents to attending physicians. Investigators contacted 92 pharmacies across four major regions of the United Sta...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Capizzi AN,Kirk MN,Lee VA,Cushman DM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wegener's granulomatosis is a multisystem disease distinguished by a triad of necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts, glomerulonephritis and systemic, small vessel vasculitis. The latter can cause neurologic manifestations when the vasa nervorum are affected. A 53-yr-old ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Jimenez-Medina HJ,Yablon SA

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiatrist can now be instrumental in prolonging the survival of individuals with neuromuscular disease by using respiratory muscle aids. As a result, morbidity and mortality from cardiomyopathy are likely to increase for patients with generalized myopathies. One hundred consecutive patients with dystrophin-defic...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ishikawa Y,Bach JR,Ishikawa Y,Minami R

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Corticosteroid injection into the carpal tunnel is frequently used for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Steroids are usually mixed with local anesthetics, which have positive effects that can aid the treatment of CTS by inhibiting the spontaneous discharge ability of excitable cells. The aim of ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Karadaş O,Tok F,Ulaş UH,Odabaşi Z

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of their expertise, physiatrists provide disability insurance assistance for cancer survivors. In this brief report, we perform a descriptive retrospective analysis of all new (354) outpatient physiatry consultations from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2013, at a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cance...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fu JB,Osborn MP,Silver JK,Konzen BS,Ngo-Huang A,Yadav R,Bruera E

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of a 6-mo combined exercise program on quality-of-life, physical function, depression, and aerobic capacity in women with fibromyalgia syndrome and to determine the impact of repeated delivery of the intervention. DESIGN:Forty-one women with fibromyalgia wer...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sañudo B,Carrasco L,de Hoyo M,McVeigh JG

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to compare the quality of life (QOL) of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation who improved their functional capacity during hospitalization (increased functional capacity group) with that of patients who maintained or decreased functional capacity during hospital...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： de Almeida LB,Mira PAC,Fioritto AP,Malaguti C,Hallack Neto AE,Fernandes Trevizan P,Laterza MC,Martinez DG

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article was written for the Academic Affairs Committee to help candidates for physical medicine and rehabilitation chair positions to effectively negotiate the new position. The article summarizes negotiation strategies provided from personal interviews and other communication via e-mail and phone with experience...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Braddom-Ritzler C

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-item questionnaire was designed to assess the relative importance of various factors to physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) training directors when ranking PM&R resident applicants during the National Resident Match. The questionnaire was sent to all PM&R residency training directors. The recipients were ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： DeLisa JA,Jain SS,Campagnolo DI

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-yr-old woman with chronic stroke and gait dysfunction was recruited for this study. A lower-extremity constraint-induced movement therapy protocol was given consisting of 3.5 hrs/d of supervised intervention activities on 10 consecutive weekdays. Motor training was intensive and involved shaping. In addition, a g...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Dos Anjos SM,Morris DM,Taub E

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the results of gait analysis in a patient with bilateral knee disarticulation amputations who used short nonarticulated prosthetic limbs (stubbies) to meet his ambulation needs over an extended period. To compensate for the loss of knee and ankle articulations, exaggerated pelvic obliquity (hip hiking), t...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Gitter A,Paynter K,Walden G,Darm T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Decreased postural stability is a common problem associated with hemiparesis secondary to stroke. The purpose of this study was to evaluate dynamic postural control in patients with hemiparesis and in normal subjects matched for age. DESIGN:Quantitative posturography (EquiTest System) was performed to assess...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ikai T,Kamikubo T,Takehara I,Nishi M,Miyano S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of median sensory neuropathy after a carpal tunnel steroid injection for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome. Symptoms developed immediately after the injection. Nonoperative management was offered, and the median nerve was serially evaluated by performing ultrasonographic, sonoelastogra...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Park GY,Kim SK,Park JH

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to compare changes in the concentration of serum biomarkers in response to continuous versus interval walking exercise in participants with knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN:This study used a two-phase sequential design. Twenty-seven participants with unilateral knee osteoarthritis complet...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Jayabalan P,Gustafson J,Sowa GA,Piva SR,Farrokhi S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and change in motor impairment and functional mobility after a gait rehabilitation intervention in chronic stroke subjects. DESIGN:Correlation and linear regression analyses of pretreatment and end-of-treatment Fugl-Meyer sc...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sheffler LR,Knutson JS,Gunzler D,Chae J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A period of significant agitation affects up to 30% of patients after traumatic brain injury. The severity and persistence of this agitation may be such as to require pharmacologic methods as part of the treatment plan. To define which subgroup of patients develop severe agitation warranting intervention and to utiliz...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Jackson RD,Mysiw WJ

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the prevalence and prognostic value of electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. METHODS:All electrocardiographs obtained in the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center since 1987 have been digitally recorded and stored in a computerized database. For th...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Prakash M,Raxwal V,Froelicher VF,Kalisetti D,Vieira A,O'Mara G,Marcus R,Myers J,Kiratli J,Perkash I

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of downhill walking training on gait and thoracic kyphosis in patients with Parkinson's disease. DESIGN:Thirty-three patients with Parkinson's disease were randomized into an experimental group (n = 16) or a control group (n = 17). Subjects in the experime...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Yang YR,Lee YY,Cheng SJ,Wang RY

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a task-oriented ambulation training program in regaining walking, balance, and activity of daily living performance for ambulation-challenged residents with walking potential in long-term care facilities. DESIGN:Fifty ambulation-challenged residents wit...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Tsaih PL,Shih YL,Hu MH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of human cortex during voluntary muscle contraction produces a transient period of inhibition (i.e., silent period, SP) in the electromyographic (EMG) activity. The duration of the SP in relation to the level of muscle force (10%, 50% and 100% of maximum voluntary contraction) a...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stĕtkárová I,Leis AA,Stokić DS,Delapasse JS,Tarkka IM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to test the effect of various unstable support surfaces on the relevance of muscular proprioceptive signals originating from the ankle joint. DESIGN:Ten healthy subjects were instructed to stand as still as possible on a force plate during 40 secs on three different surfaces: (1...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Forestier N,Terrier R,Teasdale N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy, across a range of disability groups, of the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART), a measure of societal participation. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis survey methodology. A total of 1110 community-based, nonhospitalized Coloradans with spinal cord injury, traumati...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Walker N,Mellick D,Brooks CA,Whiteneck GG

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seventy-nine percent of respondents to the 1990 National Post-Polio Survey reported difficulty "thinking of words I want to say," with 37% reporting frequent, moderate-to-severe word finding difficulty. This study was undertaken to objectively document polio survivors' word finding difficulty and to identify ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bruno RL,Zimmerman JR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00